Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) to brother
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09355.050 Author/Creator: Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) Place Written: Camp Sedgwick, Brandy Station, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 March 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20.2 x 12.6 cm. Order a Copy
Stationery has a blue cross stamp marking the 6th corps, 3rd division of the U.S. Army. Received his letter two weeks ago and does not want him to think he forgot to write. Has spent the last week recovering from their recent march. Has been "mending up all my clothes" and "sewing on buttons." Has always thought that the coming campaigns of the spring and summer would be repetitions of past battles, and "if it should happen to be so, it will be productive of some hard and forced marches if not some fighting." Half of his term of service has passed. "How many of our own relatives, friends, and our townspeople have been called to give up this life and its pleasures" for the war? All but 16 of the original members of the company are still here, and only 4 have died. Thinks the mortality rate might even be higher at home than in the army. 7 recruits have come to the company, meaning they have only lost 9 of their original number. The boots have arrived and they "fit nicely." Sends his love to everyone back home.
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